It's a Little Fishy
Shark Stuff
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Reptiles
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100

Fish scales are hardened by this substance.

What is bone?

100

This is the largest known fish.

What is the whale shark?

100

This is the longest living animal.

What is a tortoise?

100

This is the largest living lizard.

What is the Komodo dragon?

100

This is the largest snake in the world.

 What is the anaconda?

200

Bony fish can stay suspended in water due to this gas-filled organ.

What is a swim bladder?

200

Shark eggs are laid inside of this protective case.

What is a mermaid’s purse?

200

These are common fresh-water turtles that live in muddy water and eat fish, birds, and insects.

What are snapping turtles?

200

This group of reptiles is known for providing parental care for their young.

What are crocodilians?

200

This group of snakes includes the world’s smallest snakes.

What are blind snakes?

300

This is a fish’s hard, movable gill cover.

What is the operculum?

300

This is the only shark that comes to the surface to gulp air.

What is the sand tiger shark?

300

This is a turtle’s upper shell, which covers it’s back.

What is the carapace?

300

This crocodilian has a narrow snout and a tooth that is visible when the jaw is closed.

What is a crocodile?

300

These North American elapids are known for their distinctive color pattern that has red bands bordering yellow bands.

What is a coral snake?

400

This type of fin is made of bone and is surrounded by muscle.

What are lobed fins?

400

A shark’s tooth-like placoid scales are called this.

What are denticles?

400

The “squares” of a turtle’s shell are called this.

What are scutes?

400

This lizard-like reptile has a parietal eye. ?

What is a tuatara

400

This group of snakes squeeze prey until it dies.

What are constrictors?

500

This type of fin has spines supported by webs of skin.

What are ray fins?

500

These are the breathing openings that sharks and rays have behind their eyes.

What are spiracles?

500

This is the lower part of the turtle shell which covers the abdomen.

What is the plastron?

500

This extinct, reptile-like aquatic animal looked very much like a dolphin.

What is Ichthyosaurus?

500

This common family of venomous snakes have immovable fangs.

What are elapids?